In recent headlines, the city of Ghent in Belgium has taken
steps to reduce its carbon footprint and has made the brave
decision to ask its citizens to go meatless one day a week.
Every Thursday will be veggie day.

According to a 2006 report by the United Nation's Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO), entitled Livestock's Long
Shadow: it stated that livestock production is responsible for
18 percent of all greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions which is more
than all the cars, trains and planes combined.

Due to the impact that meat has on the environment, we need
to reduce our consumption of this carbon intensive product as an
effective solution to the climate change crisis. This petition
calls for Taiwanese officials to take action now that will show
Taiwan’s commitment to tackling Climate Change.

We urge the government to promote every Monday as a day when
the citizens of Taiwan will abstain from meat products in an
effort to protect the environment and halt global warming.

We call on everyone’s support in expressing to Taiwanese
officials the need for Taiwan to adopt and promote a meat free
Monday.

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